Jump to content

good free antivirus?

Alex Carr
By Alex Carr
in Programs, Apps and Websites
 Share
Posted

the best free antivirus is common sense. don;t download sketchy stuff and you should be fine. 

if you do a weekly scan with a program like Malwarebytes (which is free btw) you are safe and sound

-Phoenix-  -VouwFabriek- -SolidNAS- 

BlackMac Woody Clack Virtuality Lil'Lad Plot-Device Boerderij

all your proteins are belong to us.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Just now, RollinLower said:

the best free antivirus is common sense. don;t download sketchy stuff and you should be fine. 

if you do a weekly scan with a program like Malwarebytes (which is free btw) you are safe and sound

Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Windows Defender and Malwarebytes is a good solution.

Another good way to protect yourself against viruses is common sense. Don't go on sketchy websites. Don't click on ads. You can also use an ad-blocker although that's up to you to decide. An adblocker won't do much to protect against viruses but it'll make your browsing experience more enjoyable.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I've had a lot of antiviruses in the past and the most I liked was Avast. Light on resources, fast scans, it blocks malicious web sites. I haven't used it in 4 years and I don't know how it is now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
4 minutes ago, Adrian98765 said:

I've had a lot of antiviruses in the past and the most I liked was Avast. Light on resources, fast scans, it blocks malicious web sites. I haven't used it in 4 years and I don't know how it is now.

Still good and the premium version its cheap..

Gaming Mouse Buying Guide (Technical Terms,Optical vs Laser,Mice Recommendation,Popular Mouse Sensor,Etc)

[LOGITECH G402 REVIEW]

I love Dark Souls lore, Mice and Milk tea  ^_^ Praise The Sun! \[T]/

 

 

 

I can conquer the world with one hand,As long as you hold the other -Unknown

Its better to enjoy your own company than expecting someone to make you happy -Mr Bean

No one is going to be with you forever,One day u'll have to walk alone -Hiromi aoki (avery)

BUT the one who love us never really leave us,You can always find them here ♥ -Sirius Black

Don't pity the dead,Pity the living and above all those who live without love -Albus Dumbledore

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Unpopular opinion: I use Avast and like it.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Avast is the way to go, hands down. I would still recommend you pay for the Internet Security package from them, but even their free A/V is pretty damn good. That and free Malwarebytes.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Avast is very good if you want something above Windows Defender, but it has been known to have bugs with certain games and cause massive framerate drops/stutter (A similar thing recently happened with Overwatch)

Brands I wholeheartedly reccomend (though do have flawed products): Apple, Razer, Corsair, Asus, Gigabyte, bequiet!, Noctua, Fractal, GSkill (RAM only)

Wall Of Fame (Informative people/People I like): @Glenwing @DrMacintosh @Schnoz @TempestCatto @LogicalDrm @Dan Castellaneta

Useful threads: 

How To Make Your Own Cloud Storage

Spoiler

 

Guide to Display Cables/Adapters

Spoiler

 

PSU Tier List (Latest)-

Spoiler

 

 

Main PC: See spoiler tag

Laptop: 2020 iPad Pro 12.9" with Magic Keyboard

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gKh8zN

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (Purchased For $419.99) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ATX AM4 Motherboard  (Purchased For $356.99) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (Purchased For $130.00) 
Storage: Kingston Predator 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $40.00) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 1.05 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $100.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $180.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $370.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $100.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMi 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $120.00) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $75.00) 
Total: $1891.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 19:59 EDT-0400

身のなわたしはる果てぞ  悲しわたしはかりけるわたしは

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 minutes ago, SenpaiKaplan said:

Avast is very good if you want something above Windows Defender, but it has been known to have bugs with certain games and cause massive framerate drops/stutter (A similar thing recently happened with Overwatch)

I don't play a lot of games, I just mainly play Flight Sim. I've never heard of this happening, nor experienced it. I bet if you ran in Avast in "full screen mode" or whatever they call the do not disturb mode, it may help. But I don't know for sure, just a quick thought.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
17 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

I don't play a lot of games, I just mainly play Flight Sim. I've never heard of this happening, nor experienced it. I bet if you ran in Avast in "full screen mode" or whatever they call the do not disturb mode, it may help. But I don't know for sure, just a quick thought.

Possibly, but I believe it was something with OW's anticheat which is exclusive to OW. Avast still gets a 10/10 from me

Brands I wholeheartedly reccomend (though do have flawed products): Apple, Razer, Corsair, Asus, Gigabyte, bequiet!, Noctua, Fractal, GSkill (RAM only)

Wall Of Fame (Informative people/People I like): @Glenwing @DrMacintosh @Schnoz @TempestCatto @LogicalDrm @Dan Castellaneta

Useful threads: 

How To Make Your Own Cloud Storage

Spoiler

 

Guide to Display Cables/Adapters

Spoiler

 

PSU Tier List (Latest)-

Spoiler

 

 

Main PC: See spoiler tag

Laptop: 2020 iPad Pro 12.9" with Magic Keyboard

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gKh8zN

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core OEM/Tray Processor  (Purchased For $419.99) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ATX AM4 Motherboard  (Purchased For $356.99) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (Purchased For $130.00) 
Storage: Kingston Predator 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $40.00) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 1.05 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $100.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $180.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $370.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $100.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMi 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $120.00) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $75.00) 
Total: $1891.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-02 19:59 EDT-0400

身のなわたしはる果てぞ  悲しわたしはかりけるわたしは

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I moved from Avast! to BitDefender because Avast! pretty intrusive with ads and other pop-ups. I currently pay for BitDefender because they had nice deal for Black Friday. Otherwise I would still use it free.

^^^^ That's my post ^^^^
<-- This is me --- That's your scrollbar -->
vvvv Who's there? vvvv

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 minutes ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

I moved from Avast! to BitDefender because Avast! pretty intrusive with ads and other pop-ups. I currently pay for BitDefender because they had nice deal for Black Friday. Otherwise I would still use it free.

I have Avast Internet Security and hardly have those. On my Windows 7 laptop I have Avast Free but put in "full screen mode" or whatever they call the do not disturb mode, no problems since.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

I have Avast Internet Security and hardly have those. On my Windows 7 laptop I have Avast Free but put in "full screen mode" or whatever they call the do not disturb mode, no problems since.

Still, you have to select to do that. BitDefender does that automatically. Only drawback is that BitDefender lacks in settings. I haven't used Avast in 3+ years, so things might have changed. Just giving an another option.

 

Like Kaspersky's paid version is probably most effective thing you can get (based on test results).

^^^^ That's my post ^^^^
<-- This is me --- That's your scrollbar -->
vvvv Who's there? vvvv

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Virus scanner : Avast, Avira, AVG

 

Malware :  Anti Malwarebytes

 

If u want to be safe use Avast it will detect as much as every file to much. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Programs, Apps and Websites

×